MONTREAL – A man is in hospital in stable, but critical condition after an aggravated assault following a fight in downtown Montreal.
Officers arrived on the corner of Sainte-Catherine Street Ouest and Drummond Street around 4 a.m. after receiving a 911 call.
“A man in his 20s was on the ground, unconscious,” said Abdullah Emran with Montreal police.
He was rushed to hospital.
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“First witnesses said a conflict between several individuals degenerated,” said Emran.
“The victim was possibly struck and fell to the ground.”
Officers arrested a 26-year-old man near the crime scene; they will meet with him later on in the day.
Investigators are on the scene to figure out what happened.
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